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Assistant professor position in ethics

Submitted by Farkask on Feb 25, 2012
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The Department of Philosophy invites applications for a full-time junior position in the field of ethics. The position will be a joint appointment between the Department of Philosophy (2/3) and the newly founded School of Public Policy and International Affairs (1/3). The candidate's research should be on some area in ethics. The successful applicant will be expected to teach graduate courses on central issues in ethics and metaethics, as well as courses in some field in applied ethics (for example bioethics, or environmental ethics, or the moral status of animals, etc.).

Daniel Kodaj receives CEU Academic Award for Doctoral Students

Submitted by Illeso on Feb 9, 2012

 

It is with great pleasure that we announce that by the decision of the University Doctoral Committee our PhD student Daniel Kodaj received a CEU's FIRST YEAR DOCTORAL STUDENTS AWARD for the Academic year 2010/11.
 

The CEU Academic Achievement Awards for First-Year Doctoral Students are meant to reward outstanding coursework and performance during the comprehensive exam. Annually there are 5-10 awards to be distributed.

Congratulations to Daniel!

 

 

PhD students speak about their experiences at the department (video testimonials)

Submitted by Illeso on Jan 18, 2012
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Zsuzsanna Balogh Anton Markoc

Welcome to Winter Term visiting professors Zsofia Zvolenszky and Barry Loewer

Submitted by Farkask on Jan 7, 2012
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Welcome to Zsofia Zvolenszky (Eotvos Lorand University) who will teach Philosophy of Language, and Barry Loewer (Rutgers) who will teach Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Mind.


Freedom and Agency – Two Workshops

Submitted by Illeso on Nov 28, 2011
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The Human Project held two workshops at the Department of Philosophy on November 15 and 16, focusing on the works of two philosophers who work in the related fields of freedom and agency.

 

Successful Doctoral Defense of Zoltán Wagner

Submitted by Illeso on Nov 25, 2011
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Zoltán Wagner has successfully defended his doctoral thesis

on

`Reflectivity, Caring and Agency'

 

  • Supervisor: Ferenc Huoranszki
  • Internal committee member:  Zoltán Miklósi (Central European University)
  • External member: Stefaan Cuypers  (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
  • Chair:  Gábor Betegh

Congratulations to Dr. Wagner!

We had our 4th Inhouse Graduate Conference

Submitted by Illeso on Oct 18, 2011

The Department of Philosophy held its annual Inhouse Graduate Conference on Friday and Saturday, October 14-15. The keynote speaker was Csaba Pleh, professor at the Technical University, who is this year also a visiting professor at CEU's Cognitive Science Department.

Successful conclusion to the PETAF workshop on Subjectivity

Submitted by Illeso on Sep 30, 2011

We are happy to announce the successful conclusion to the PETAF workshop on Subjectivity with participation of the following speakers: 

Keynote Speaker – Brie Gertler , (University of Virinia): Observational self-knowledge and the demands of rational agency

Barry C. Smith , University of London: The Fragility of Self‑Knowledge

Successful Doctoral Defense of Marina Bakalova

Submitted by Illeso on Jul 13, 2011

Marina Bakalova has successfully defended her doctoral thesis

on

`Knowledge as Success from Ability'

Supervisor: Katalin Farkas

Internal committee member:  Nenad Miscevic (Central European University)

External member: John Greco (Saint Luis University)

Chair:  Ferenc Huoranszki